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Kolkata Knight Riders the most valuable franchise in IPL: Report
Virat Kohli has emerged as the highest earner in the 18-year-old IPL’s history, totalling ₹230 crore for his 19 years at RCB, according to a report by Fanatic Sports and Hurun published on Tuesday.
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May 20, 2026
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Vaibhav misses ton but keeps RR in the hunt
At Jaipur's Sawai Mansingh Stadium on Tuesday, the batting fireworks began from the first over after the home team captain, Yashasvi Jaiswal, put the Lucknow Super Giants in to bat.
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May 20, 2026
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SAI to create a sports stack, make athlete data available to start-ups and innovators
Over the next couple of years, the Sports Authority of India plans to build a sports stack that will make athlete data accessible to start-ups and innovators, Hari Ranjan Rao, secretary, Department of Sports, Government of India, said at the RCB Innovation Lab Indian sports summit in Bengaluru on Tuesday.
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May 20, 2026
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Rishabh Pant stripped of Test vice-captaincy, loses ODI place
The selectors have picked fresh bowlers for the Afghan Test in Gurnoor Brar and Manav Suthar
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May 20, 2026
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Shah outlines Bastar’s future after Naxalism
Union home minister Amit Shah on Tuesday outlined the Centre’s road map for the development of Bastar, eradication of Maoist violence, and empowerment of tribal communities, asserting that the region was undergoing phase of transformation and would emerge as a model of prosperity and inclusive development in five years.
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May 20, 2026
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India’s hottest district shuts at 10am
So intense is the heat that by 10 every morning, Banda shuts down. Lakhan Gupta, a jeweller in Attara town, leaves home at 6am to finish most of his work before the heat settles. By 9, he is back. By 10, the road outside is empty. The shutters of his shop remain open, but customers rarely come before evening.
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May 20, 2026
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Rishabh Pant stripped of Test vice-captaincy, loses ODI place
The selectors have picked fresh bowlers for the Afghan Test in Gurnoor Brar and Manav Suthar
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May 20, 2026
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Second in a week: Petrol, diesel prices raised again
State-run oil companies raised petrol and diesel prices by nearly ₹1 per litre each on Tuesday — the second increase in less than a week — taking the total increase to just under ₹4 per litre since May 15.
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May 20, 2026
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Deaths in Congo rise to 134 as outbreak spreads
{ EBOLA } MORE THAN 500 SUSPECTED CASES
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May 20, 2026
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‘Economic storm’ is approaching India: Rahul slams Centre
Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying an unprecedented “economic storm” is heading towards the country.
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May 20, 2026
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Hoping India will press Russia for Ukraine truce: Norway PM
Norway hopes India’s leadership will use its contacts with Russian counterparts to press for a truce in Ukraine since Oslo and New Delhi have the shared objective of ending the conflict, Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store has said.
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May 20, 2026
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India, Vietnam ink pact on AI, quantum tech
India and Vietnam on Tuesday signed a memorandum of understanding to cooperate in the field of artificial intelligence and quantum technology, during talks between defence minister Rajnath Singh and his counterpart General Phan Van Giang in Hanoi.
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May 20, 2026
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Nato considers Hormuz mission to protect ships
Nato is discussing the possibility of helping ships pass through the blocked Strait of Hormuz if the waterway isn’t reopened by early July, according to a senior official in the military alliance.
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May 20, 2026
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Build the narrative on Kalpakkam’s success
India’s Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR) at Kalpakkam recently achieved criticality. Most western newsrooms filed it as a minor energy story. They missed the point entirely.
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May 20, 2026
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US to boost screening for Ebola at its airports
The United States said on Monday it is bolstering precautions to prevent the spread of Ebola, including screening air travellers from outbreak-hit areas and temporarily suspending visa services.
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May 20, 2026
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India, Nordic nations launch green alliance
India and the Nordic countries on Tuesday established a Green Technology and Innovation Strategic Partnership to deepen cooperation in areas ranging from energy security to digital infrastructure, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi and leaders of the five Nordic states underscored the importance of trust-based ties in an era of geopolitical turbulence and uncertainty.
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May 20, 2026
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DGCA officials to observe Boeing fuel switch testing
India’s Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) will send two officials to Boeing's facility in Seattle next month to observe testing of a fuel control switch (FCS) panel removed from an Air India Boeing 787 with a possible defect during operations at London's Heathrow airport in February, according to documents and officials familiar with the matter.
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May 20, 2026
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SC stays firm on stray dogs curbs in public places
The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to modify its November 2025 directions ordering all states and Union territories to remove stray dogs from institutional areas such as schools, hospitals, sports complexes, bus depots and railway stations, and ruled that such dogs cannot be released back into these locations even after sterilisation.
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May 20, 2026
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VBSA Bill will not alter status of state varsities: Edu ministry
The education ministry has told a parliamentary committee reviewing the proposed Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan (VBSA) Bill that the law will not alter the status or functioning of state universities, while defending provisions allowing institutions to open off-campus and offshore centres subject to approvals.
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May 20, 2026
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37-yr-old held for killing, severing limbs of two tigers in Uttarakhand
A 37-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the alleged poisoning, killing and mutilation of two-year-old male tigers in Uttarakhand’s Shyampur range (under the Haridwar forest division), a buffer zone of the Rajaji Tiger Reserve, forest officials aware of the matter said on Tuesday.
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May 20, 2026
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Minister who helped shape Golden Quadrilateral
Major General (retd) Bhuwan Chandra Khanduri, a decorated former Indian Army officer, senior leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party, Union minister and two-time chief minister of Uttarakhand, who passed away on Tuesday at the age of 91 in Dehradun after a prolonged illness, will be remembered as the man who connected India.
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May 20, 2026
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US, Iran trade threats but Trump says Tehran wants peace deal
Lebanon death toll crosses 3,000
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May 20, 2026
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GIRL FOUND DEAD WITH SLIT THROAT IN BIHAR SCHOOL
A 16-year-old schoolgirl was found dead with her throat slit on the first floor of a school campus in Bihar's Supaul district on Tuesday, police said.
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May 20, 2026
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RUPEE FALLS TO RECORD LOW OF 96.70 VS DOLLAR
The rupee descended for the eighth consecutive session and ended 50 paise down at its lowest-ever level of 96.70 against the US dollar on Tuesday, weighed down by soaring crude oil prices, persistent foreign capital outflows, and a resilient dollar buoyed by global risk-aversion.
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May 20, 2026
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Delhi’s new hierarchy of friendship in West Asia
Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi’s eighth visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) was short but salient.
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May 20, 2026
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Clearing the air on right to bail
Supreme Court has done well to remind everyone that bail is the rule and jail the exception, including in UAPA cases
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May 20, 2026
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In defence of the rupee: Lessons from 2013 crisis
The rupee is once again under siege. The trigger this time is the Iran conflict which has sharply escalated global crude prices.
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May 20, 2026
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In this edition of IPL, home advantage is a pipe dream
Delhi Capitals coach Hemang Badani did not intend to make a sweeping statement about the Indian Premier League when he said, “We play this venue (Feroz Shah Kotla) as an away venue” after registering only their second win at home.
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May 19, 2026
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Kishan guides Sunrisers to playoffs with classy knock
His top-score of 70 and Klaasen’s 47 seal victory for Sunrisers on a Chepauk wicket that appeared tricky
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May 19, 2026
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Panels to probe graft, crime against women
The chief minister Suvendu Adhikari-led West Bengal government on Monday set up two commissions, headed by two retired judges of the Calcutta high court, to probe into allegations of institutional corruption and crime against women during the 15-year-old regime of the Trinamool Congress (TMC).
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